01/29/2015

Valentine Pillows, Times Three...

Somehow, over the weekend I was bitten by the "love bug". I think it must have been from all the Valentine card discussing between Violet and Henry... Mind you, my birthday comes before Valentine's day, so they should probably get started on those cards first, I kid, they are multitasking card makers!

Side note: Do you remember that show? I found it at the library and had to bring it home. It's way more musical than I remembered, in a total 80s saxophone way, and it's really just strange...in a total 80s way, but fun to share with them...

I joined them while simultaneously snipping bits of felt to make little tiny hearts for a Valentine pillow. But, apparently one pillow wasn't enough...

But then it turned out so nicely with it's grey herringbone simplicity...and the kids were thrilled by it! Henry, as he is apt to do of late, stated that "This is Amazing!"

So, I looked around the room and saw another pillow that was in need of a little refresher.

Violet helped me decide on fabric, and fonts as I could tell that she wanted to be let in on the fun.

We picked some shetland flannel (also left from Henry's vest) and more wool felt for the front of the pillow. Can I tell you how much I love this flannel...look how amazing it is!

I didn't have enough of the flannel to make the entire pillow though, so it is backed with more bradford herringbone. This pillow, as it turns out, seems to be the favorite...

Even my husband who, while he does appreciate the things that I make he doesn't always "get them", commented how nice it was!

(PS. If you are at all interested and don't feel like fiddling with the font/letters etc. here is my Love file if you'd like to use it as a template.)

And just because I knew the kids would get a kick out of them and because I just happen to have a fair amount of redwood shetland flannel leftover from these Hosh pants I made a pair of little hearts...

I made these the other snow day while the kids were building forts upstairs. They came down to little heart pillows and were thrilled!

Violet, in particular, really loved them...She really does have a thing for anything heart related though.

And now, without even realizing it, and while it's still January...I have begun to celebrate Valentine's day! Eh, there's nothing wrong with floating a little love out there no matter what the month is, right?

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Valentine Pillows, Times Three...

Somehow, over the weekend I was bitten by the "love bug". I think it must have been from all the Valentine card discussing between Violet and Henry... Mind you, my birthday comes before Valentine's day, so they should probably get started on those cards first, I kid, they are multitasking card makers!

Side note: Do you remember that show? I found it at the library and had to bring it home. It's way more musical than I remembered, in a total 80s saxophone way, and it's really just strange...in a total 80s way, but fun to share with them...

I joined them while simultaneously snipping bits of felt to make little tiny hearts for a Valentine pillow. But, apparently one pillow wasn't enough...

But then it turned out so nicely with it's grey herringbone simplicity...and the kids were thrilled by it! Henry, as he is apt to do of late, stated that "This is Amazing!"

So, I looked around the room and saw another pillow that was in need of a little refresher.

Violet helped me decide on fabric, and fonts as I could tell that she wanted to be let in on the fun.

We picked some shetland flannel (also left from Henry's vest) and more wool felt for the front of the pillow. Can I tell you how much I love this flannel...look how amazing it is!

I didn't have enough of the flannel to make the entire pillow though, so it is backed with more bradford herringbone. This pillow, as it turns out, seems to be the favorite...

Even my husband who, while he does appreciate the things that I make he doesn't always "get them", commented how nice it was!

(PS. If you are at all interested and don't feel like fiddling with the font/letters etc. here is my Love file if you'd like to use it as a template.)

And just because I knew the kids would get a kick out of them and because I just happen to have a fair amount of redwood shetland flannel leftover from these Hosh pants I made a pair of little hearts...

I made these the other snow day while the kids were building forts upstairs. They came down to little heart pillows and were thrilled!

Violet, in particular, really loved them...She really does have a thing for anything heart related though.

And now, without even realizing it, and while it's still January...I have begun to celebrate Valentine's day! Eh, there's nothing wrong with floating a little love out there no matter what the month is, right?

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